Do Women Really Take Longer to Get Over Heart Break?

We’ve all been there. Trying so hard to get over that guys who broke our hearts, only to suddenly have our Instagram feeds assaulted by a
disgustingly adorable photo of our ex and his new boo, faster than we can
delete his number off our phones.

Seriously, what the hell? Why does it take so long for us to
get over a breakup while our former S.O. manages to find love again with some fulanita in no time?

Well, new research conducted by Match’s
Singles in America found that men
simply get over breakups faster — excuse us while we roll our eyes. After
surveying over 5,000 men and women, the study found that it takes 50 percent of
men about a month to get over a break up, while the average woman took about
four months to mend her broken heart.

“A brief romantic
encounter could lead to nine months of pregnancy followed by many years of
lactation for an ancestral woman, while the man may have 'left the scene'
literally minutes after the encounter, with no further biological investment,”
he said, according to Medical Daily. “Hence, the loss of a relationship with a
high-quality mate 'hurts' more for a woman."

"The man will
likely feel the loss deeply and for a very long period of time as it 'sinks in'
that he must 'start competing' all over again to replace what he has lost,”
Morris said. “Or worse still, come to the realization that the loss is
irreplaceable.”